Dear Northwest Ministry Network,
 
We prayed for you this week in our Executive Presbytery and Leadership Team meetings. Many of you are feeling the personal local impact of a global pandemic that has touched the farthest reaches of the Northwest Ministry Network. We are committed to pray for you and serve our ministers and churches with the greatest level of care and compassion. You have been forced into making decisions and navigate waters that you have never navigated before. It is a bit like trying to use your kayak in the midst of a flood. The entire platform has changed and you question what is coming next. We want to provide you with some answers today to questions you have been asking, answers that have been difficult and gut-wrenching as we wrestled with the challenges before us. Prayerfully, decisions have been made in consultation with the Network Executive Presbytery and we have determined the best course of action for several Network events after the EP passed an emergency resolution empowering us to navigate prudently in the days ahead. We took into consideration what would be the most caring, healthy, safe and prudent path forward for Network churches and ministers during this challenging season.
View a message from Network Leader, Don Ross.
  • Women’s Conference (March 20 & 21): has been cancelled.
 
  • Network Conference (April 20-22): has been cancelled. We will be broadcasting a message from Network Leader Don Ross on Mon, Apr 20. Specific details will follow in a future e-mail.
 
  • Men’s Conference (May 15 & 16): has been cancelled. 
 
  • Children’s and Youth Summer Camps (June & August): all Network summer camps have been cancelled. 
 
  • Departmental Events: there will be schedule changes for various events and meetings. The coordinating department will be in contact with plans.
 
It is our intention to refund registration fees for these events. Specific details on how and when refunds will be processed will be sent by Wednesday, March 25.
 
We have been in contact with hotel properties that were listed in our promotional materials (print and web) for Network Conference and Men’s Conference about our change in plans. If you have made a hotel reservation DIRECTLY with one of these properties, please contact that property and cancel your reservation. We have asked each property to allow reservation cancelations without penalty. If you have a challenge with canceling a reservation at one of these properties please  click here . If you made a reservation through a third party online service (i.e. Priceline, hotels.com, etc.) we are not able to assist with cancelations or any penalties incurred.
 
We know you will have other questions. As of today, we do not have all the answers. We are working diligently to be able to answer these questions. We will have an update for you by Wednesday, March 25. Please check the Network website and social media channels often for updates and more information. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we navigate these unprecedented circumstances.
 
We continue to pray for you and the opportunity we have to bring the hope of Jesus to the communities of the Northwest Ministry Network.
 
Sincerely,
 
Network Leadership Team